Tag Archives: Innovation

WIOCC Group, the parent company of WIOCC, Africa’s digital backbone; and Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company; elevated their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts by inspiring and encouraging students at Sammy Bright School in Ajah, Lagos to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) …

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has advocated for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into architectural design to boost  efficiency and effectiveness in Nigeria’s security sector. This, he said, can be achieved through collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem …

The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has shortlisted 10 startups that would be provided with grants under its Fourth Industrial Revolution Technology Application (4IRTA) in Agriculture program. According to the Ministry, the startups whose projects are elected will receive up to N10 million in funding to deepen the application of …

The Anambra State Government represented by a resourceful delegation from the State ICT Agency, led by the MD/CEO Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, is actively participating in the 11th General Meeting of the National Council on Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (NCCIDE). The week-long event, which commenced on Monday, 22nd January, to …

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has called for applications from researchers of Nigerian descent from across the globe to help the country to create its National AI Strategy. The Minister who announced this yesterday via X (Twitter), urged Nigerians to share details of any …

By Jane Egerton This month, Nigeria joins other countries like the US, Germany, Spain and South Africa in issuing Mobile Virtual Network Operator, MVNO licenses. Twenty-five licenses were issued at different tiers of service offerings.  I see this as a start of a new and innovative phase in telecommunications industry …

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa has called on a group of international investors in Germany to invest in the Nigeria tech ecosystem because doing so is valued and comes with many rewards. Speaking on the topic, “The Evolution of the Nigeria Tech Ecosystem” which was …

The rise in innovation in the payments ecosystem has seen players in the industry design more products and solutions that address existing customer needs and enhance user experience. This has resulted in an increasing number of adopters of digital payment systems. Industry players have recognized the need for a more …

By Ekow Nelson, Vice President of Ericsson Middle East and Africa Some forty years ago we made the unimaginable possible by enabling people to make voice calls from anywhere. Fast-forward to today and there are more mobile subscriptions than the number of people living on our planet. Mobile Communications technology …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued the regulatory framework for Open Banking in Nigeria in its efforts to enhance competition and innovation in the banking system. It disclosed this in its ‘Operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria’ released in May, 2022. The guidelines said, “The Central Bank of …